Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1928, Page 2

040 FISGAL PLAN URGED BY KELLY | Speaker at Chamber of Com- | merce Banquet Hits Local System of Government. the present system of | or the District of Colum- American” and attacking sum contribution | rated by Congress several | hasty and haphazard” and | the Nation as a whole as well local taxpavers. Representative Pennsylvania last night vigor- hampioned_the movements for to the 60-40 fiscal orr provided in_substan! >strict and for national 1 the million_d Charact Government afr to th o W | 1 the ann ban- gion Chamber of | Mayflower Hotel. | s of the District. | Cosgrave Is Present. ions by Mr. Kelly brou om his audience of | and city officials, | engaged in urg- he existing fiscal system | 0 plan of dividing | s of ational Capital be- | citizens of this city and the! rprise feature was added to the program at the close of the session w the presentation of the head of a nation which at last wont its fight bl tical {reedom, William T. Cos- grave, President of the Irish Free State, who had attended another banguet | meeting at the hotel. Mr. Cosgrave, | who was accompanied by Minister | Smiddy of the Free State. was accorded | a prolongued ovation by the chamber | and responded with a brief greflmg.‘ congratulating Washington on bflnll the Capital of a great nation. J Merle Thorpe, editor of the Nation's | Business, publication of the the Cham- ber of Commerce of the United States, was toastmaster and introduced the speakers, among whom were. in addition | to Mr. Kelly, District Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty, who voiced en: couragement for the movement for na tional representation and for an equi- | table readjustment of the fiscal problems | before the city; Edwin C. Graham. president of the Board of ‘Trade; Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, president of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Asso- ciation; J. E. W. Timberman, president of the Alexandria Chamber of Com- merce, who pledged aid of Virginia for | the District in plans for the advance-| ment of the National Capital and its| vicinity: Robert N. Harper, Martin A.} Leese and Isaac Gans, past presidents of the local chamber; and Charles W.| Darr and Roudolph Jose, vice presidents of the organization. The address of Mr. Kelly and other portions _of the meeting were = cast by Station WMAL. Urges Passage of Resolution. In urging passage by Congress of| the pm%‘mg joint _resolution which would pave the way for national repre- sentation for the District, Mr. Kelly said: “I believe that this city should; have the right and the power to work | out its own problems. in its own Wway, and by its own people. “That competent men and women should participate in government is 2 fundamental right of American citi- zenship. Those who oppose its applica- tion here may have specious arguments. but when you strip them bare they sre anti-American _arguments, Of course the Federal Government Owns | much property in Washington. ‘There are cities in my home State where c::; tain great corporations own a greal share of the property than the Gov- ernment here. But the citizens of those municipalities have the ballot, just the same. o “It is absurd to suggest that proper- ty ownership should take the vote from any American citizen. 1f it is impossi- bie here in the seat of Government 10 ' ‘man's rignts to a voice and vote in | ;"‘ own Government above every other Yight or expediency then the American pian of government is 3 failure. We should crown a king in Washington | 2nd put the welfare and the hopes of | 120,000,000 Americans in his royal hands. “Jt 18 not true. of men is good enough or w0 truly and permanently No one man or set bie enough welfare of & people kept voteless and | A “Tne American plan has come after| .;»3’2? xA:m -xpzxx’)‘wnu with the other | ciple, Other nations all the world have accepted fl“:nd' ht‘k:': their existence on Justice | :i:’gxwwncy Is it pot time o have | 2aith enough in our own democracy | W extend it W the city of ‘Washington? , Troublesome Problems Involved. | “Of course. there are troublesome | question ed. Every extension of human rights brings them, but that is Y16, reason for slavery. Washington must e mAmericanized. Its citizenship must e given & volce in thelr own govern- re = Por my part 1 have always swod yenay W vowe for both national repre- Sation and eoutrol over local affalrs & compwe American basis, However, ne two questions are distinct. Con- s oould wmorrow, by s majority set up & new form of municipsl point where it would Jve & Gelegalion of Lhe DOWer gress, over genersl beglsiation e the District & jn the Natiopal Go atiotial that men of matters might well agree The propie this city ‘8 e houser representation where the 3 g them wre mude. ‘The nere vxve carned St by the Fed- y pey—more thsn many 1 ve enrned 1t by the soldiers Leve wrt Y bettie under the BStars I lieve Contens that sny good that the patri- yrest Capitel city, | Guta of men every call of ther coun- voteiese g Volceless s on wlid Fepresen Bton iy L ump sum fiseal plan seid nio ety Ui worid 1 8 plian 108 miagiiticent de ot such wa here e mupper Geper upen taxes people. Lo 6o ) would rried o 1B e 4 s Assails Lump Sum Trom Vi repor' of the Mouse 894 aeclanny contemplaed thet | Beuppe M and Mis leo B Belioen- | O. B Vogel ure ehunid full g i Ve Caphtal 1ts & far ¢ e ance LU hesty, hep cane 01 B 89000 000 lump s trom Federal revenues for ol Fearinl Capital vival of W former ENO COMIRON el rowtier Lo presant plern be continued, “la ur o i Lidetnies ann b Uhe Arer Sbis wits wie proud of el Capitel |S. Evans, | D. Crampton. Travis J. Crocke { R. Ellis, Mt THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, MOVIE SCREEN TO BE ENLISTED IN FIGHT FOR REPRESENTATION Urging District Re Voice in G Motion picture theater owners of the | District. in co-operation with the Citi. zens’ Joint Committee for National Rep: esentation, are preparing a trailer to be displaved at all performances, call- ing the attention of audiences to the voteless plight of the people of the Na; tional Capital. | The test of the trailer is to be se- lected from the following 1.Votcless Washington is asking Con gress to amend the Constitution to per- | mit the grant of the right of represent- ation in the Electoral College, and in | Congress, which makes its laws, it and sends its sons to war ! Washingtonian _should support that | measure by voice and influence with members of Congress. Work for na ion- | 1 representation for the disfranchised District. i 2 All other Americans than the Washigtonian can send representatives | and vote for President Every | ‘Trailer Being Prepared for Theaters Here sidents to Demand overnment. The voteless Washingtonian demands | this right and now is asking Congress | per- | for a constitutional amendment mitting it to be granted. Get behind this movement to remove the blight of non-Americanism from the Capital of the Nation. 3. Washington s right of national representation in Con- gress and the electoral college. It is now being heard by a committee of Congress In behalf of a constitutional mendment to that effect. All of vote- less Washington should by voice and influence with members of Cong upport that plea so that this precious American privilege of citizenship may at last be gained. The trailer is belng prepared under the dircction of A. Julian Brylawski, head of the Motion Picture Theater Owners of the District of Columbia, an organization which includes in its membership practically all of the Wash- ington motion picture theat demanding the to Congress = | it developed &s a model city. A | “The lump sum contribution nulli- fies that purpose. It is & brake on progress. 1t declares that. regardless of needs, the Federal Government Will Zve the sum nominated in a bond fixed by the whim or caprice of any single session of Congress. ‘Pay for you plans vourself.’ say s advocates. thus crippling the advancement of e city whieh Should be the symbol of the en tire Nation. “No lump sum plan can be equitable There should be a percentage basis of fiscal relationship. The 60-40 percent- age basis will meet the need and it should be adopted, as the best that can be secured.” Urges Commercial Growth. | Kelly urged thes In conclusion, Mr. developmeni of greater commercial ac- tivities here to support the growng population, the establishment of mant- facturing plants of a character that would not be @ blight to the beauty of the capital and declared that Washing- ton should have an airport that would serve as & model for the world. He urged also tremendous expansion of the education facilities of the city. Ivan C. Weld, newly elected presh dent of the chamber, presided. Rev George Fiske Dudley said the invoca- tion and entertainment was provided by the Washington male quartet, Harry | George H. O'Connor, Miss Ivy Stevens and Miss Esther Cloyd. i Mr. Weld was general chairman of the banquet, assisted by Mr. Leese, Mr. | Darr, Mr. Jose, W. C. Kendall, Joseph | D. Dreyfuss, Dorsey W. Hyde, jr.; Henry C. Cole, Oscar A."C. Ochmler, Jerome Fanclulli and Mr. Evans. The invited guesls were: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Abel, Mr. and Mrs, Leo B. Abernethy. Leon Acker- man, H. E. Allen, Miss Lena Alicn R. P. Andrews, D. P. Aub. Miss Isabell B. Bacon, Dr. Bernard| A Baer, Milton Baer, Dr. and Mrs., George A. Baker. Mr. and Mrs Milion | R. Baker, Miss Sybil Baker, Walter C.| Balderson, Mrs. A. W. Ball, Donald| Ballenger, Dr. and Mrs_ Frank W.| Ballou, Miss Claribel R. Barnett. Mr and Mrs. Robert Barrett, David Barry. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bedcll. Mr. an Mrs. Mendel Behrend, William Stanley Bell, Miss Helen Belt. Robert Bloc Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Boggs. Miss Selma Borchard, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Braw-| ner, Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Brawner. | Miss Sarah Brawner, Mrs Edward| Brenner, Dr. Laura S. Brennon. J. E. Brown, W. J. Brown. Mrs. William J.| Brown. Fred Buchholz, Mr. and Mrs. | George Burchfield. Mr. and Mrs. 8. E Burgess, Joseph A. Burkart, Dr. Frances | . Butts. | M1). J. Callahan, William H. Callahan, | Mr. and Mrs. R. R._Chenoweth, Miss| Harvey Chiswell, C. T. Clagett, Wash- | ington 1. Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. H C.| Cole, Mr and Mrs. Robert Cottrell, ¥ T Charles W. Darr, Mr. and Mrs £ L Davis. E. W. Davis. Mrs. E. W. Davis, Mr. and Mys. Marshall Davis. Ralph Davis. | E B. Dean, George 8. De Neale, Mr. and | Mrs. Eugene T. Dickinson. Mr. and Mz, | Irving T. Donohoe, Robert Dongnn. | Commissioner and Mrs. Proctor L. Dougherty, Malcolm Douglas, Wiiliam M. Dove, Joseoh D. Dreyfuss nd Mrs. George Fiske Dudley, unn. o Dh’lr and Mrs. John A. Eckert, William | s Loretta A. Ennis, Miss L Erwin, James L. Ervin, Harry S. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Fanciulli, Frank | P. Fenwick, T. P. Finnin, Mr, and Mre G. Manson Foote, Mr. and Mrs C. H.| Frame, Mrs. A. L. Free, Miss Clara L Pree, Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Funk | Mr. and Mrs. Adam H. Gaddis. Miss | elen Gallagher, Mr. and Mrs lsaac | ans. Miss Sue Gantt, Carl E Garber, B. Gawler. Jack C r, Mannie Gleason. Dr. Carl Goldenberg. | Mrs. Norman Good. ¥. C. Goodnow Miss Margaret Grace, E. C Graham. Dr M. Gustafson Mrs, John C. Haley. Mr. and Mrs. J H. Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Han- son, Mr. and Mrs, William B Hardy Robert N Harper, Mr. and Mrs B. L Hartz, Miss Marion L. Hatch, William 8. Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. W. 5. Haynie. Fred C. Hays, Mr. and Mrs James B. | Henderson, Ernest E. Herrell, Mr and | Mrs. Joseph High, Mrs E. G. Hines | | Miss Celeste Hodges, Frank B. Hoffman | Mr. and Mrs. Harry L Hoffman Wil-| | Ham 8 Hoge, 3r, Mr and Mrs. Herbert 8. Hollander, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Hun- singer, Dorsey W. Hyde, Jr | Miss Alvina Jacobsen Ralph Jones William Jorg. Rudolph Jose Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kappen, Col. | { Jowph 1. Keel | Mr. Clyde Keily, A » ! Juhn M. Kirby, Mrs. Ada Klein r Col. Willlam B Ladue, Engineer Commissioner of the District; M, Ellzabeth Lauxinun, Mrs. Marle S .| Lavyer, M. and Mrs. Martin A. Lee | Mr “apd Mrs. M. Norman leewe, Mr.| (and Mre W Earl leew Fenton ¥ Leith, Mr. and Mre, Cliftord Lewis, Miss Mary A Lindsley, Hallock P. Loug, Mr H. M, Lybrand, Mr. and Mrs on, Bunon Lyon 1, Mrs. Jeun Mankin, James Paul Maxwell, Mrs, Julle Mrs A, McDonough Miss McGrath, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs | Mason, Mre | M. Mayer, Muiel McGre Mrs 1 L. McKeever, | Buiwrt 1. McMackin, Mr. and Mrs. A Meatyard, Mr, and Mrs, E D, Mer- yill, Jobert McP. Milans, Mrs. by | lee Minar, ¥. J. Mitchell, Miss Adele | Mouny. Mise K. W. Nowl Capt. Kaward O'Connor, Mr_ und M O A C Oehmier, Alwrt Octiinger, {Mr. and Mrs. Henry ‘1 Offterdinge Mr. end Mis, ML Offuty, Jr, Judge Mary OToule, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Oterimek Halph Palmer, Mis C Mrs Thelms Vallerson, Payne, Hotace J Fhelps »0C Pusiigs, W1 W imper Mis. G E Napley, W Pearce May- nor, Miss Luisy bwed, Mr. and Mrs Burney Woline, Miss Barah buberts, Mre T B dovineon, Mis. A, W Hogers, D Joseph D). Waogers, Mis. Giace Sunhiock, MAr wna Mis, Kobert 3. Hoth- s, M Rysn | L Amelia M. Banders, Albert Parker, Mis Ada C M omna M Fiersun, Ch Mrs Anna Bohultels, 1. B MHowara Bigmund, £ Silver, Mi and Mis Jubn 14 Hoall Mis Arhur C Bmith, Mr wnd Mrs Chimpler W Bk, Mi snd Mrs Claren don Bmith, Mr wnd Mrs. Puilip J Elach, Mix. ) Bl Gen. ang Mis Anvon Blephun 4 Hlephen, Beont Bilon, My oand Mrs Chirien ) Buwkman, Willlam Mok Stowell, Wenry Stinger, Dr. Melen M Eiuony Favard budler, Mr. and Mrs W C Bulilen Cobiwsdouer aud Mis. Blducy ¥. el Herman A Blgmund Boott | The Mrs | e | of Delaware | Byrns ¥ | Theodore W Noyes. | WASHINGTON ~ TOCENTERIND.C. Principal Celebration of 200th Anniversary in 1932 to Be Held Here. The principal events incident to the Nation-w bration in 1932 of the 200th annivers: of the birth of hington will be held in the ational Capital. according to tenta- tive plans di House by the commission Congress. of which Pr fliclo chairman, to arrange for priate observance. observance will be cortinued throughot ous States and communities will have celebrations arranged in accordance with the general plan to be adopied by the commission, the city of Wash- ington, because it s the Capital and created by sident Coolidge because of its intimate association with | the fi t President, wiil necessarily b the sce ne of the major celebrations. Coolidge Presides at Meeting. chairman ex-officio, Pr tdge presided at today's me principal business transacted was the adoption of a lentative plan re- lating more directly with the educa- tional features incident to the celebra- tion. The plan, which was drafted by Albert Bushnell Hart, professor of American history at Harvard, historian of the commission. calls for the prepara- ;mn of a list of books and papers re- at Washington which will be widely dis- tributed and will be sent to the public schools for the cducation of the chil ren of America. Also there will ve ublished what is referred to as ‘he definite works of Washington, which will embrace all his writings, inclu ling his orders and mes: nd as commander-in-chief of the Con- tnental Army, his diary and business correspondence., Cox These writings probably will make | 0 volumes, and it is the intention of the commission to have three editions printed and to see to it that they are idely circulated. of ‘a number of books treating with Washington's various activities, For instance, there will be books on Wash- | ington as a ploneer, as a soldicr, s a | statesman, as President, as a farmer, a | business man. ete. In sddition ther v 1il be one complete and official biogra- phy of Washington as well as maps and books of illustrations. The plan provid ing v the Federal Government of Wakefield, Va. the birthplace of Washington. on the Potomac River and its conversion into a national s0 for the tak- ie. and the Federal Government's | co-operation in the dedication of a na tional highway, to be built between this city and Mount Vernon. First Celebration in 1932, February 22, Washington's birthday anniversary, will be the day for the opening of the celebration in 1932, It has not been decided just what form the opening celebration will take. It is the intention of the commission t have celebrations held at intervals throughout the year. The question of has not yet been determined s of this commission be- sides President Coolidge and Prof. Hart are Vice President Dawes and Senator Fess of Ohtlo, vice chalrman: Capper of Kunsas, Glass of Virginia and Bayarc Speaker Longworth and ntatives Hawl Oregon; (il Connecticut: Garner. Texa of Tennessee, Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, former president wenera) of the National Society of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution: Mrs Mary Sherman of Colorudo, president wral. Federation of Women's Clubs Henry Ford, Michigan: Hanford Mac- Nider, Town, former Assistant Secretary Bascom Slemp of Virginia Edgar B. Piper of Oregon, Bernard M Baruch of New York, and William Ty- ler Page, clerk of the House of Repre- sentatives and executive secretary of the commission HEAVIER KIDNAPING PENALTY SOUGHT HERE Capper Bill Would Provide Life Sentence ax Maximum in Dintrict, Ttepres son | | | | Heavier penalties for kidnaping in | Washington would be established by n | B ntroduced in the Benate yesterday afternoon by Chairman Capper of the District committee. Shortly after little penunlties are fixed In the District law: for kidnaping cancs, and concluded they should be increased | Under the Capper bill & person con- {victed of carrying off wnother person | 1ot yunsom could be sentenced o from Nive years to life imprisonment. It ran- o wis nob demnnded the penally | would be from b W 20 years, or w $5,000 1 r both, Tallaterro, Joseph C. Thoma, Dr. Grace A Lhumpson, Miss Grace “Thompson My wnd Mis, Merle Thorpe, ¥ W mbermun, Miss Pauline Tisinger, Fred PTrot, Ma) and Mis. William O, “Tutls, Miss Kvi J ‘Turner Mr. and Mrs N Van Meeis, Mis {Minn G Vau Winkle, Mr. and Min | r 1o fC Wagner, M snd Mrs 2 Walker, i B Wallon, Mrand Mrs Lion 15 Watren, Mrand Mis Herman Wealthall, My and Mis Ivan ¢ Weld P M and Mis 1 Carl Werthiler Ma jand Mrs Jo M Wheat, Mis Lauradil {1 Whiting, Mr wnd Mis. J. H Wick | Misn Mildred Wick, Mr. and Mrs kd | ward Widimayer, Miss Margaret Withers Ot Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. William W Wonl M. S Wright Miss Anne Zeller, Milton B Zeller Hepresentative Frederick N, Zihhnan, Joseph Zucker, OFFICIALS STUDY " GAS RATE CHANGE |Public Utilities Commission ’ Considers Adoption of “Three-Part Schedule.” | Substitution of the so-called “three- | part schedule” for the present step- | rate plan of fixing gas rates will be con- | | sidered by the Public Utilities Commis- ston in connection with the revision of existing rates which is expected to fol- (low the forthcoming new valuation of the properties of the Washington & s Georgetown Gas Light Cos., it was an- ! nounced today by Earl V. Fisher, ex- ecutive secretary of the commission. Complaints have been received by | the commission, Mr. Fisher said. that | the present rate schedule is ol h- [ioned, unfair and economically un- sound. and that he already has started D. C, WEDNESDAY SCHOOL DAMAGED BY ADMILE GALE Tree Blown on Auto, Others Uprooted as Storm Sweeps Through City. | | Winds which at times reached a velocity of 40 miles an hour and were | accompanied at Intervals by driving rain, swept through the city last night and this morning, uprooting trees, over- | turning refuse boxes and traffic signals tand causing other damage. The most | serious havoc wrought hy the gale was | at the Curtls School, Potomac and O | strects, Georgetown, where it loosened a heavy metal cornice, which en- dangered the puplls until removed by firemen_this morning. ! The Weather Bureau records show | that there was also a thunderstorm [ 1ast night about 9:30 o'clock which | 1928. “SMILING HARRY"” CUNNINGHAM MADE SKIPPER OF LEVIATHAN Succeeds Commodore Hart- ley, Who Resigns to Enter | Business World. ' New Commander Learned of Sea as Boy in Long Island ! Whaling Town. ; By the Aworinted P NEW YORK, January 25.--“Smiling | Harry” Cunningham, who, as navigating | officer of the Leviathan during the, World War, safely piloted thousands of | American soldiers to France, has been placed in command of the giant line: and made commodore of the flcet succeeding Commodore Herbert Hartle who has quit the sea for the busines: would. | Vice Commodore Harrold A. Cunning- ham, known in shipping circles as one o was placed in passenger service by the a study of the “three-part schedule” | lasted ncarly three-quarters of an hour. | | which is now in effect in a number of | Such storms at this scason are not wn- the merriest skippers on sea. the . will be on the bridge of the pride of United States rnment the year and while the vari- | to the life and deeds of George | es as President | and Marian Purker was killed in Los Angeles | Senator Capper mnde inquiry ws to what | C0. o Connecticut avenue, Just south | | John | citics, particularly those in the South. The “three-part schedule.” he ex- | plained, is recognized as a more sclen- | tific and a.more equitable plan, as the consumer pays for the amount of gas {actually consumed. Under the step | rates now in effect consumers pay com- paratively larger bills for lower gas consumption in some cases. The existing schedule of rates fis araduated so that consumers of less | than 200,000 cubic feet pay &' per 1.000 | cubic feet, consumers of 2000 or less | than 500,000 cubic feet pay 95 cents per 1,000, consumers of 500,000 or less than 800,000 cubic feet pay 90 cents per 1.000 and consumers of 800.000 or more cubic feet pay 85 cents per 1,000. Discrepancies Tllustrated. As a result, it was pointed out, a con- | sumer who uses 499.999 cubic fect in !anv one month would pay 95 cents per 1.000," or $475, whereas if he had used | fust 1,000 cubic feet more he would pay | the 90-cent rate and his bill would be $450. or $25 less. | One of the inequities of the present | | ussed today at the White | rate form, cited to the commission by | West wing of the Curtis School resuited . covers the period be- | tween November 21 and December 21, {when he used 787.800 cublc feet and | was billed at the 90-cent rate, making 1 $664.02. Had this consumer opened the gas cocks and permitted 12200 cubic feet of gas to waste up the stack, the consumption would have been 800,000 feet and his bill would have been 50, or $2 recelved ‘The “three-part schedule,’ said, s similar to the form now used in fixing electric current rates. Every consumer would be required to pay a service charge, regardless of the quan- | tity used or whether gas is taken or not: a demand charge and a charge for sup- plying the gas. which would be the cost of the gas plus the cost of malntaining the system. Proposed Demand Charge. Gas consumers now pay no service charge. Electric consumers. however a large consume month. The demand charge electricity rates constitutes the wattage of the total number of lights and elec- | trical appliances in a_house multiplied | by 120 hours’ usage. In the gas sched- ule the demand charge would be the amount of gas required in a home or business establishment should every | ppliance be in operation simultaneous- y. multiplied by the amount consumed. ‘The number of consumers who get the benefit of the present 85-cent gas rate is very small, Mr. Fisher explained An examination of the reports of the | gas companies in the office of the com- mission, he said, showed that only three of six months The commission is now completing its revaluation of the properties of the gas companies started last July, and the uestion of revising the existing rates and the adoption of a new schedule form will be considered after the val- uation hearings, which are expected to start in April. RAUSCHER BUILDING DOOMED BY DEAL Eight-Story Business Struc- ture to Replace Home of Famous Caterer. Another old landmark in Washington s00n 15 to be eradicated with the razing | of the Rauscher's Building at Con- | necticut avenue and L street, for half | A century an wpartment house and home of & famous caterers’ establish ment. The building will shortly be to down to make way for & new eight | story modern type business structure. | Harry Wardman announced today | that plans had been drawn for con- struction of the new building, thre i floors of which are to be occupled by | & mercantile establishment now located on F strect. The deal for leasing this part of the bullding. 1t s understood, | has not been consummated and the name of the prospective tenant wus not made public today, “The old Rauscher's bullding has been the scene of many a wedding brenk- fust, coming-out party and college re- | unton. During s long pertod of use |1t won the numie, “Delmonico of Wash- | tngton.” “The razing of this old structure, ob- servers say, 15 in keepiug with the trend of progy on - Connecticut which has trausformed the character of the street from w residentinl to busi- ness, due 1o s Use as w trafMe artery Plans for the bullding ws drawn by M Mosroblan of the Wardman Co call for a structure having Gothie wrehitecturnl features, with limestone facades. ‘The bullding will have # frontage of 150 feet on 1, street and of 50 feet on Connecticut avenue The development will adjoin the 12- story spartment bullding now belng erected by the Wardman Cons{ruction lof the present Rauscher's Bullding \FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR ORNITHOLOGIST Faneral services for Bradshaw Hall | Bvales, Bonorary wasistant carator of birds wt the Natlonsl Musenm, who dled wl Wis home, 29210 Albe strect, Monduy, were conducted at the resldence s afternoon Rey. Henty K Cocke, vector of Al Balnts' Eplacopal Church, Chevy Chase, offcinted, ‘The hody I belig taken W Flint, Mich, for b lal Pullbenters were DrAlexander Wetinore, asalstant sec 1Yol e Smithisonian Institaion tTheadore B Paliner, sectetary of | the Ameniean Orithologlsts” Unton . D | Chntles W RIChmond, cut of hivds | Hationat Museum, Frederiok O Lineoln blologist of the Miologieal Burvey, A PH Howell, biologlst of the ol | Buvey, and D Willlam M. Mann, dl [ Fector of the National Zoologleal Fark Mi Bwales wan B2 yenin old wnd was widely known for his knowledge of birde He belonged o many scientific suclelion, It less than the bill he | Mr. Fisher | | pay a minimum charge of 75 cents a | in the | large consumers reached the 800,000 | The pian calls also for the printing| cuble feet consumption rate in a period | nue, | parle | 1| usual. officlals at the bureau sald. the one of last night being caused by a | low pressure area created by an at-| mospheric_disturbance passing rapidly | over Washington toward the northeast. | However, the foretaste of Summer given | the ' thunderstorm will be short | | lived, according to the official forecast, | drop to 24 degrees tonight. At the same time the winds., which made it seem colder today than it really was, | | will diminish, Tree Falls on Automobile. | One of the trees that were blown down last night fell on the car of Al-| fred E. Hanson, 3424 Quebec street, | superintendent ~ of construction and | maintenance at the Government Print- {ing Office, while the machine was | parked at First and H streets. An- | | other tree was reported blown over by | | the wind at Sixth and K streets, one | | was uprooted near Thomas Circle and | one on Thirtieth street between Massa- | | chusetts avenue and Benton street. | The damage to the cornice on the in the removal of some of the children | | from one of the rooms today and re- | quired the help of the Fire Depariment to get down the hanging material. | The pupils removed were those of the sixth grade of the school, whose room | is directly beneath the damaged cor-| nice. They were taken to the piay- room of the school on the other side of the building. where Miss Ciara Rucker, teacher of the grade, conducted ss0ns ‘as usual today. | News of the dangerous candition of | he cornice was first reported by Miss C. A. Ossire, principal of the school, who noticed the hanging metal upon her arrival at the building at about |8:15 this morning and immediately | called the District repair department. However, the repair department truck | | did not have ladders sufficiently long | to reach the hanging cornice, which | was three stories above the street, and | :‘T Truck No. 5 was called upon !or:. elp. Firemen Remove Cornice. | ‘The firemen, with some difficulty, be- cause of the high winds and obstruct- ing tree branches, succeeded in swing- g their big 80-foot extension ladder | up to the cornice, and chopping down | the section that was hanging. They | then cut down the remaining portion of the cornice on that wing of the | bullding which was evidently in bad condition. Because of the high winds the fire- men were forced to brace the extension ladder with ropes and another ladder. | and to “hook on" to the rounds before | they went to work with their axes cut- tng the material away. Miss Ossire, with W. H. Draper. supervising principal of the first divi- | sion, and S. Lucas. janitor at | the Curtis School. policed the street in front of the building before 9 o'clock ! | to see that none of the children got | under the cornice. The dangerous area was roped off later by the repair de- partment. | When the Fire Department was call- ed. all the classes were notified and the children warned not to become alarmed. ! as there was no fire. Sergt. J. C. Stein directed the opera- I tions of Truck Company No. 5 during | its removal of the cornice, which re- | quired more than an hour. \ANOTHER AIR DETAIL | GOING TO NICARAGUA| | Two Officers aud 58 Men Ordered to Leave Saturday as ‘ Replacement. | Another air_detachment has been ordered from Quantico to Nicaragua as | |a replacement. ‘Two officers and 58 | men, members of Observation Squadron No. 6, have been ordered to Hampton Roads to board the airplane carrier Saratoga, which is expected to leave there Saturday for the Pacific Coast to join the battle fleet, with Panama as | | its immediate destination The squadron 15 headed by Capt. W. | C. Byrd, with Second Lieut. 8. R. Wil- | lamson as second officer. The replace- ment squadron will transfer at Panama 1o a crulser for the Central American republic. [ Another transport plane, commanded | by Licut. George H. Towney. also has | been ordered to Nicaragua. 1t is o tri- motored plane, and will take off Satur day from the Anacostia feld Towner | will be accompanied by Second Lieut. | Jumes B. McHugh and Corp. Robert Wene. Only one stop, Miami, Fla, s/ planned. g | 'FOREIGN AIR MAIL BILL | APPROVED IN HOUSE, = | Kelly Measure to Open Negotia- | tions Gets 0. K. of Postal ! Committee, Negotintions for the establishment of air mail routes between the United States and foreign countries, particular- {1y with Mexico, other Latin American yepublics and Canada, wre authorized i the bill, dvawn up by Representative Kelly of Pennaylvania, which was ap- | proved by the House post office com- | mittee yesterday I muthorises the de- partment to pay 2 cents per mile for mall carried on sueh routes. ‘The measure, the fist of its kind v considered by Congress, was in- sed by the Post Office Department [ and was represented i testtmony before L the committee s having the approval of President Coolidge Mr. Kelly snid it was hoped to start routen between the near neighbors of | the United Btates as soon us the mean | ure became & law " PRACTICAL JOKER FINED. Fire to Foot of Sleeplug Friend, Court Deovides. [ Spectal Diapat b 10 The St [ MAGERNTOWN, January 25 - Man- uel Mideout act e o the foat of Juhn Carter, n friend, as w joke. while Carter was asleop, according to evidenco at his trial here today He waa floed $0 and requited to pay Oarters doctor bt ‘Hel Quake Hits Seward, Alaska, HEWARD, Alaska, Januar “wn A heavy earthquake shook Seward snd the surrounduy moAt N this alternoon, No e waa reported. |old, is a descendant of New England | which prophesies that the mercury will | * | mand of the George Washington. | | cial sales representative of the Pep- | ing officer of the American Merchant | traffic, nefther the Traffic Bureau nor Commodore Hartley described his get- ting the command of the Leviathan a: | one’ of the luckiest e | He said he had been suspended as an act of discipline for the grounding of the Manchuria and later the Mongolia | of the American Line and had gone to Washington to see som of his friends While at lunch. he said, he was intro- | duced to some officials who were then ! connected with the United States Ship- ping Board. and they asked him how he would like to take command of the Leviathan. Thought Offer Was Joke. “Stop your kidding.” he replied. but the American Merchant Marine when it makes its next voyage to Europe, February 11. ‘The new commander, who 1s 45 years whalers and gained his early knowledge of the sea by sailing toy boals as boy in the old whaling town of Sag| Harbor, Long Island. He had been in mmand of the George Washington, seeond largest liner of the American Merchant Marine. Capt. Alfred M. Moore. first officer of the Leviathan, is expected to take com- Will Live in Atlanta. Commodore Hartley, in announcing his resignation, said: I have not had a home since I was 18, and 14 like to see some of the o 20od faith and was told to report to the Shipping Board offices s, and I'd like to| I did so.” he said. “and shortly after- e the other boys have the | ward left the building with the appoint- Leviathan now. ment to take command of the Leviathan His resignation becomes effective in my pocket. I walked the streets of February 1, when he will become spe- Washington as if I were treading on air.” perell Manufacturing Co. of Boston. 2| Commodore Ha! cotton textile concern. He will be lo- | twice. He courted his first cated in Atlanta | former Charlotte Adler of Jersey Commodore Hartley was senior rank- | by wireless for six vears when h chief officer of the St. Louis Marine, and during his career as skip- his second wife. a pative of O per of the Leviathan won fame. a wife | Ala. when she was a passeng and a wide acquaintance with world | Leviathan. They have a son notables, | of age. He is 54 vears old and was born in| He performed the Oswego Fails, N. Y. He started his sea | era! well known n carcer on the schoolship Saratoga and | of the Leviathan and had am two years later joined the S.S. St. Paul. | passengers many noted personages, finally being placed in command of the | cluding Queen Marie of Rumania. He vessel. He made his first voyage as com- | was made a chevalier of the Legion of mander of the Leviathan on July 4. Honor by the French government a 1923. when the converted German liner ' year ago. TRAFFIC CHANGES YULE TREE CUTTING MAY BE REVISED Proposed Amendments to Rockville Court Will Air Dis- Code Likely to Be Changed = pute Over Chevy Chase Before Adoption. Juniper Tomorrow. Several of the threescore amend- ments to the District traffic code. adopted two weeks ago by the Commis- sioners, may undergo & Tevision before any of the new regulations are put into effect. it was learned today at the e District Building. finger of the soverelgn State of May Although the amendments were ap. | and in Rockville Police GRS S proved after careful and protracted | "y 1ecal sequel to the scrimonious consideration. the Commissioners now | g it that stirred staid Chevy Chase feel, it was said, that certain of them during the late season of peace relating to_the control of pedestrians | good will, threatening r at cross-walks where traffic is regulated | {ully laid plans for its big civic cele- either by policemen or automatic signal | bration. will be enacted under Mary devices cannot be enforced and there- mm 5‘7:8;5“';:“5:;"11" e fore should not be placed in the code . s 1 ot These regulations likely will be revised FOreStY Department Lincoln oor or eliminated entirely. Chase Women's Club. was the act Changes in the traffic regulations 'woodman in this case. is charged w under the law, must be published 10 “hewing or cu a tree days in advance of the date that they a public high are to become effective. Thus far none ' of the State fore of the 60 amendmeuts approved two wecks ago has been published and con- Witnesses Summoned. sequently cannot be put into effect. tate Forester Besl Lack Sufficient Force. d when the trial oper s ‘ tomorrow meorning. to test Commissioners Sidney F. Taltaferro giq" 1P W () (T and Willlam B. Ladue. 1t is understood. | 5¢tne North 'Chevy Chase : are now making another study of the ‘y U JGUT CHEE T new regulations. particularly as they oot HURNR S relate to pedestrians. Although they = §Ioaiincle Plagted t recognize, it was said. that the traffic \pre-GUATIETT A0 & (O act gives the police authority to regu- , = " e . el s e broken” when the late pedestrians as well as vehicular the edge of her estate. and AU E. Phillips, who another tree by sl her bodv, are an moned by the State to st The “standing room on 4 ed to be tn demand when in the famous old 1 The woodman who failed to spare North Chevy Chase’'s prize juniper in his search for a community Christmas tree to erect in Chevy Chase Circle last Christmas eve must face the accusing the Police Department is sufficiently manned to enforce any pedestrian con- trol regulation. especially at the nu merous intersections having signal lights Trafic Department offictals are un- derstood to be disappointed at the delay in making the new regulations before Judge Sam effective. A vast majority of the 60 Aftornev Robert Py new amendments, it was pointed out, | Charge of the prose were first proposed last April by Trafe | Conviction under th o Director William H. Harland. and now | it & fine of & almost & vear has passed without anv of them having been put into effect, although they have been approved b the Commissioner. Pedestrian Act Faces Change. One of the regulations which mav undergo & revision, it was said. pro- vides that pedestrians shall yield the tght of way at Intersections controlled by trafic officers or automatic lghts o vehicular trafic whenever such trat- fic i moving on the proper signal This regulation is & modification of | one In the old code, which stated that “ft is unlawful for any person to cross the roadway through moving | traffic pe opey with o prisonment Carl Rake | ctdent at the tim the quot Benjamin the cutting of the testity at the hea contenty ey had no fon. Woman Saved Tree ISREADY FOR TRIAL - The authority to control pedestrian traffie, 1t was potated out. s contatned in the paragraph of definitions of ¢ traffic act. which savs TraMe sh be deemed to include not only motor vehicles, but also all vehicles, pedestry ans and animals of every description.” SPEAKER CITES HISTORY OF NOTED KENTUCKIANS William Tyler Page, at Soclety Reception, Reviews Lives of Men of Past Halt Century The Ity and political deeds of famous Kentucklans who have served thelr State 1 Washington i the past Dalf century were passed i review by William ‘Tyler Page, clerk of the Howse of Representatives, who last uight ad- dressed the Kentueky which held s reception and ball at the Willard Hotel, on "My Reminbeenees of Kentuckians of the Last 40 Years Assiasting Mis Maurice B Thateher, president of the soclety. last night wero Mrs. David B Kincheloe, Repreaenta- e and Mrs John M Rotslon Reps resentative and Mis Fred M Vion Representative and Mis Vigll Chinp man, Representative and Mia - Ouite B Ware and Mal John B Conles Guests of (he sociely were Qov and Mis Emerson of \\'\Nlllll( Repe - sentative and Mis. Chiarles Winter ot Wyoming, ¥ Nowy of the Persian logation, Reprosentative Denntson of Iinola and - Representative Evans of Oall Mre. Bivine Nell Rows gave & Of sangs, accompanted by Mrs. Maiy | names Matthews Toylon voup | guant hefae The tree-cutting controversy Wwhen a gAnR of laborers. wnde viston of Mr Potter, backed a t 10 A BIE spruce tree on the Willtam N W near Connecticy (o saw through the tra sighting the prepar 3 the scene and dared the w out their purpose. She t would have o cut through her body oo Having no desite t0 dissect Phillips, the woodmen moved down the toad and spied the big or red cedar tree. on the edye o Dunlop estate. now accupied by Waters, who formetly was Mis. Georwe lop. The venerable tiee soon d and tranaparted o (e for the Christmas cerema I the wake of the grow ndigna ton of Jones Mill toad vesider others, the tree was lighted an Chet mas eve by Disw Mr Fougherty with app The admittediy hy e these Who andered « State S0ckty, | (e i 1ot assua tee-loving (s, ruffled disnity of the ofclals. however, and hence the echo OF the COntIERY Bl coutt famaron NAVY PROBES VICE. Dlasat b G The Sia ANNAPOLIS. N Januacy Naval authorities are tnvesiigaling the connection of sathus WD allegedt VISt (o & haunt elght mtles from this o1ty Known #y “The (arden of Allah for e opetation of which 13 persons hate beon Indivied by & special grand ey A Dumber of sallors testifted wnder the goand ey, The aF the ndicted persans wiv being wN\rM fan pablivation, o PRESIDENTIAL RAGE 7 ABSORBS NEW YORK National Hoover Club Is 3 Formed—Roosevelt Plans Tour—Dry Evasion Seen. politics held a prominen s New York newspag | acics for President and Vi dent in the forefront Organization of a » iblican Col. T codore e tour o t Time: h the hope th for the Republican nc dent may be prom s abandoning hope for Go Roosevelt | was assured that hte offer was made in | ot opinions, are n Sees No Wet Plank. co na wor le ¥ of, Coolx, %Exl' ¥ apd cammon sense.” he sai $2.300,000 IS VOTED ARLINGTON BRIDGE Independent Offices Bill Passed bv House Carries F Local Projects Also. s Othker MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT RETURNED IN KILLING at cast, ot vty by A furey i Cvim w with Barney Want 48aear Mame veloran Jast ANioder ady oUW Ehe Wb . N was i a deain W St B ar of Wrig conuec i RN The home fallow g nanded (o ¢ Ludas, Lewis Kel norad e read, Nk Cieex Bl ondared, and Wik by ) Tt wh o M \ A Lyweh deienaed Rigy Coutin was canducied United Statvs Atoiney Wilam i - were TR were X v